dissenter
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7.2
- noun
- /dɪˈsɛntər/
- As a dissenter, he often spoke out against the policies that he believed were unjust.
- Protestant dissenters
- a lone dissenter
- other dissenters
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Watch on YouTubeI mean, they put political dissenters in, you know, the gulags.
- I mean, they put political dissenters in, you know, the gulags.
- I come from long generations of religious dissenters of people who said no, I do not accept what is publicly enforced belief.
Examples
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If the gentry were divided over the denominational crisis, the dissenter churches were increasingly unified, organized, and focused.
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So in America, we've traditionally left room for the eccentric dissenter to be left alone, to have their space to say their piece.
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Any thoughts on who the dissenter might be?
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But we must move quickly before the dissenters convince the others to attack again.
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That dissenter steals our congregation one by one.
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If the corporation doesn't, the dissenter can sue the corporation to force its hand.
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Institutions of power enabled real harm to be done on the basis of these beliefs, but there were dissenters all along.
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I come from long generations of religious dissenters of people who said no, I do not accept what is publicly enforced belief.
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Most dissenters confine themselves to this kind of protest activity.
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Nonetheless, the issue-by-issue approach remains controversial because it requires that dissenters' views be taken into account.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
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3.6
A person who acts against the government or people in power
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7.5
A person who speaks against the government or its leaders and may be punished
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8.8
A person who holds beliefs that go against accepted religious teaching
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7.4
A person who thinks and acts independently, not following usual rules
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7.0
A person who often says that plans or ideas will not work
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8.2
A person who often disagrees with what most people think, for example by buying stocks when others sell
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5.1
A person who disagrees with a law or plan and says so
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6.2
A person who opposes authority or control
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7.4
A person who openly opposes their government or its policies
3
6.5
A person who is against a policy, action, or idea
3
7.3
A person who does not follow the usual customs or rules of society
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4.5
A person who speaks out against a plan or idea
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6.7
A person who does not do, accept, or agree to something
1
7.4
A person who acts against a government or its rules, like a protester
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9.1
A person who openly refuses to follow rules or authority
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4.0
A person who refuses to accept an idea or plan
1
5.7
A person or machine that removes things judged unwanted
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6.7
A person who often argues and challenges other people's ideas
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9.9
A person who disagrees with their political party's official views
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7.1
A person who openly refuses to obey rules or authority
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7.9
A person who takes part in a revolt against authority
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8.9
A person who openly breaks rules or shows no respect for people in charge
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9.9
A person who says no to an idea or decision
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9.9
A person who objects publicly to something
A person who publicly gives up a belief, often under oath
A person who argues strongly in writing about religion or ideas
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Etymology
The word dissenter comes from the parts dis- meaning 'apart' and sentire meaning 'to feel or think', and it shares the root with consent, which means 'to agree'. So a dissenter is someone who 'feels apart' and does not agree with the group.